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(88) Date of publication A3: 18.12.2008 (43) Date of publication: 10.06.2009 Bulletin 2009/24 (21) Application number: 08711897.2 (22) Date of filing: 19.02.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G01S 5/14(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/JP2008/053134 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/108194 (12.09.2008 Gazette 2008/37)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA MK RS (30) Priority: 26.02.2007 JP 2007045882 30.03.2007 JP 2007094610 (71) Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota-shi Aichi 471-8571 (JP)	(72) Inventors: UEDA, Akihiro Toyota-shi Aichi 471-8571 (JP) MAEDA, Iwao Toyota-shi Aichi 471-8571 (JP) NAGAMIYA, Kiyomi Toyota-shi Aichi 471-8571 (JP) TAJIMA, Yasuhiro Toyota-shi Aichi 471-8571 (JP) HASEGAWA, Naoto Toyota-shi Aichi 471-8571 (JP) (74) Representative: Intes, Didier Gérard André et al Cabinet Beau de Loménie 158, rue de l'Université 75340 Paris Cedex 07 75340 Paris Cedex 07 (FR)